Rug-retainer.



B. F. FORSYTH.

RUG RETAINER.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 7, I9I4.

1,137,748. Patented May 4, 1915.

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BENJAMIN '.E. FORSYTH, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, ASSIGNOR TO PERFECTIONRUG- RETAINER COMPANY, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

RUGRETAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4., 1915.

Application led January 7, 1914. Serial No. 810,892.

T0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. FOR- srTH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and Stateof Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rug-Retainers, of which the following is a speciflcation.

It is well known that rugs loosely disposed upon a iioor, either bare oron a carpet, have a tendency to roll at the corners and at the edges insuch a manner as to become very objectionable, this defect being presentmore especially in rugs of the smaller sizes.

It is the object of this invention to provide a retainer adapted forattachment on the bottom of the rug to hold the same flat and preventrolling of the corners and mar* gins, the device of my invention alsoserving to stretch the rug so as to prevent the same from wrinkling.

It is one of the special objects of my invention to provide a retainerof this character which will not hump or cause any appreciable bulgingof the rug at points where it extends over the device of my invention soas to avoid wearing the rug out at those points or places which extendover the retainer.

A further very important feature consists in providing a frame or rugretainer, the parts of which are of a single thickness throughout, inwhich all portions of the frame are not only uniform in thickness butalso lie in a single plane so that no crossed portion or raised portionsare embraced within the structure with a resulting thickness.

@ther features and objects of the invention will be more fully describedin connection with the accompanying drawing and will be moreparticularly pointed out and ascertained in and by the appended claims.

In the drawing:-Figure l is a bottom plan view of a rug showing aretainer attached thereto embodying one form of my invention. Fig. 2 isan enlarged plan view of one portion of thereceiver with parts brokenaway. Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of another portion of the retainerwith parts broken away. Fig. l is a sectional view on line M of Fig. 1.Fig. 5 illustrates one means of fastening the retainer to the rue'.

my invention is adapted for use with any of the stock sizes, it beingunderstood that there are a limited number of sizes and the device of myinvention will be made to accommodate different sizes of rugs so as toavoid the mechanism necessary in employing adjusting devices.

The retainer embodying my invention comprises a central member 2 whichextends centrally of the rug and which is provided with forked ends 3,4C, 5 and 6 extending annularly to the central section Z toward thecorners of the rug.

The terminals of the forked ends, as shown in Fig. l, are insertable inpockets 8, the margins 9 of which are adapted to be sewed or otherwisesecured to the rug in a manner to dispose the open ends of the pocketsin the position shown, namely, facing inwardly from the margins of therug. The retainer frame is made of resilient sheet material, which maybe sheet steel, and the normal length of the retainer is such that it isnecessary to flex or bow thel same in order to insert the terminals ofthe forked ends into the pocket 9, recoil of the frame thereafter beingsufficient to straighten the frame and cause the same to engage theouter ends of the pocket with such tension as to not only retain the rugin a flat position but also to stretch the rug both as regards itslength and width, the diverging forked ends being positioned or disposedin a manner to most effectively function so as to achieve this object.Of course the pockets 8 will be carefully and accurately sewed orsecured to the rug in such a position as to carry out this feature ofthe invention. v The fastening devices may comprise collapsible stud andsocket elements, as shown in Fig.A 5, the stud elements 10 being shownsecured to the terminals ofthe forks and the sockets 11 to the bottom ofthe rug, it being understood that I do not wish to be limited to eitherof the forms shown, or in any other respect, except to fastenig devicesywhich will secure the terminals of the forkedy ends.

In order to avoid scratching a polished i is disposed thereon,-I maycover the lower side of the retainer frame with cloth, rubber, or anysuitable material,as indicated at 12.t

It is one of the features of my invention to provide a retainer frame ofa single thickness throughout, or in other words, wherein all portionsof the frame are not only uniform in thickness but also lie in a singleplane'solthat there will be no double thickness resulting from oneportion ofv the frame crossing over the other.

I Ahave illustrated 'inFigs 2 Iand 3 Vone lmanner of forming a frame vofthis vconstruction, andas illustrated, the fork end 4 is integral Vwiththe central section 2"-and is bent outwardly at the desired angletherefrom, the fork 3 -is shown welded or otherwise integrally securedto section 2 at the juncture thereof vwith the fork end 1l, las.indicated at 13. At the other end hof central section 2, I ymay weld orotherwise integrally attach fork .ends 5 and "6 rand it will beunderstood that the vrjuncture of 'the forkedends with the `centralsection 2., tat each end of the latter, will he flush and that therewill be no additional thickness and that the forked ends and the centralsection 2 will all lie ina single plane. y

In Fig. fl, the thickness of the material has been greatly exaggeratedfor purposes of illustration but the device of my invention, inpractice, lies so flat abreast of the bottom of the rug that noappreciable projection is present on the walking surface, and in caseswhere the device of my invention is applied to a rug of 'considerable lthickness, no sensation is felt in walking Yto across the rug that wouldindicate that a frame was below the same.

While I have Vsuggested that the frame j may be made of sheet steel,many other sheet Ymaterials arev available which present the desiredflexibility and resiliency to venable the device of my linvention toperform its function. .y

While I have herein shown and described one specific form of myinvention, I do `not wish to be limited thereto except for suchlimitations as the claims may import.

I claim V l. A retainer adapted for use with a rugk comprising aresilient retaining frame comprising a single member of flexible sheetmaterial extending centrally along the bottom of the rug throughout ythemajor portion of the length of the frame and including forked endsextending toward the corners, fand devices forjsecuring the terminalsofthe forked ends to the corner portions of the ru e Y A retaineradapted ifor use with a rug comprising a resilient retaining frame of.flexible sheet material comprising a central bar adapted to extendlongitudinally of the rug .and provided with forked ends ,formed as apart thereof, and devices 'for securing :the vterminals of the forkedends to corner portions of the rug. i c

3. A retainer adapted for use withV a rug comprising a resilientretaining frame of flexible sheet material extending centrally along therug and having forked ends extending toward the corners, and devices forsecuring the terminals of the forked ends -to the corner portions oftherugs, said rug -devicesarbeing located on the rugs in suchspacedrelation with respect to the length of the frame `as tonecessitate bowing or flexure r'of the frame to eli-ect attachmentwhereby resulting recoil will cause the frame to stretch ther-ug bothlaterally 7and l longitudinally.

comprising a retaining frame therefor comprising a central portionconstructed to ex- 4. A retainer adapted for use with-85 Y therefor,lcomprising Aa single member Aof flexible material formed, to have Aendsextending into proximity to the corners :of lthe rug, and devices forsecuring the `ends of said frame to the rug to ho'lfd the frame undercompression in thev direction yof its length. 'f

617A retainer adapted for use with a rug comprising a frame-comprising asingle flexible sheet member formed to 'have angularly disposed endswhich extend to points adjacent the corners of the rug, and devices forsecuring said portions tothe rug to place the `frame under :compressionin the direction of its length and `stretch the rug longitudinally andlaterally.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in `presence of two witnesses.

BENJ F. FORSYTH.

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